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I Opened My Etsy Shop! (Monthly Wrap-Up)

Hello lovely people! This is going to be a quick post because, yes, I should actually be using the time and effort I am putting into this post in NaNoWriMo but... I'm not. So there's that.

Alas! October was a long month. It was full of warm weather and fall aesthetics. As you can see, I attempted to do an autumn theme for my Instagram.

I am not going to lie, I am pretty darn proud of it so you should be too. #justkidding #notreally #selfpromo

October goals accomplished: 3/5

So one of the goals I made in October was to get my shop up and running. Thus, I officially opened my Etsy shop! I also got three orders in, like, less than two weeks. I honestly cannot tell you how blessed I am to have so many amazing people on the interweb supporting me. Some days I just want to cry because WOW WHAT EVEN IS LIFE. I love you all so much and I can't even begin to describe how utterly beautiful you all are. Like #keepitup #youslay. I think November means I will have to get moving on with adding more things to the shop BECAUSE NOW I ONLY HAVE ONE ITEM LISTED WUT.

Another goal of mine was to prep my NaNo novel which I manage to do, like, five days before.

And then the next goal was to welcome Ravenquill Press to the world, which I did and you can read all about it in my previous post.

What I posted

What I watched

Stranger Things Season One

The word obsessed cannot even properly address how I feel about this show but it does portray the external expressions I make whenever I see something related to it. Also: Hopper is too good for this world.

What I read

Turtles All The Way Down by John Green

You guys. You guys. How do I even begin to describe to you how perfect this book was? I am thinking about doing a little review of it, what you be interested in that? Honestly, I just knew that John Green was the going to be perfect author to write a book on mental health and guess what? He portrayed it excellently.

What I listened to

I recently started listening to John Green and Hank Green's podcasts called Dear Hank & John and AHHHH I LOVE THEM SO MUCH. I highly recommend listening to them. I've been listening to them while I am working on something or am feeling lonely. Yeah, so if you see me wearing headphones and giggling to myself, you'll know why.

What's in the up and up

Halloween has gone and passed. *sniffles* Now I can't say the word "spoopy" and have a justifiable reason to do so. *le sigh* But it's alright because my costume turned out pretty awesome. Can you guys guess who I went as?

I mean, it's pretty obvious I went as Jace. Can't you see that chiseled jaw and epic biceps? We're practically twins. (If you can't tell, my sarcasm is a bit dry and I went as Clary Fray from The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare and my brother went as Alec and my sister went as Izzy!)

In October, I realized that I had been having the habit of reaching for my phone almost constantly. For November, my goal is to reach for it less. Especially since NaNo is here, I am taking a partial hiatus from my phone/social media. It's what I need.

It's kind of my first time participating in NaNoWriMo as a solo bird. It is already four days in and all I've eaten is candy and wear pjs all day long. My word count is not large but it is acceptable, so we shall see how it goes. I'm working on a novel I've been wanting to write for 3 years now, so NaNo is kinda an excuse to finally get that novel written.

I'll see y'all in December

Since I am working on NaNo alone, you'll probably see a lot less of me. I mean, I'll pop in now and then from my little writing cave but only to use the bathroom, grab a slice of pizza, and drink some water so I don't get dehydrated. REMEMBER TO WATER YOURSELVES MY LITTLE WRITING PEEPS. Good luck, everyone.

I'll see you at the end of my very rough draft!

xx Kenzie

Talk to me!

Are you participating in NaNoWriMo? Can you give me any tips on how to stay inspired/motivated? Are you screaming like me? BEFORE YOU GO I HAVE A COUPLE SPECIAL THINGS TO MENTION:

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Ooh that's so cool that you opened an Etsy shop, I'll have to check it out! :) I have just started reading Turtles All the Way Down and am so excited to get into the story (I'm still in the early chapters). I hope NaNo is going well! I totally second getting offline to go write and relax. <3

Thank you so much, Erin! <3 EEEEEEPPP, I hope you like it as much as I did! It's definitely a book I think everyone should read. :) Right? It's definitely a good feeling when you disconnect yourself from the world for a little bit.

I was wondering if Turtles All the Way Down was good or not. I haven't read a lot of his work, so I wasn't sure. I'll check it out now!

Yep. I'm doing NaNoWriMo. I feel like I've told that to a hundred different people in a hundred different places by now. But hey, it's a popular question, ya know?

As for staying motivated / inspired? Finding something that reminds you of whatever it is you're working on. Whether it be music, Pinterest boards, quotes or even a movie. Something that you can go back to when you need to remember why you're doing the thing. Something that makes you think "hey if they can work hard, I can too."

Turtles All The Way Down is definitely one of my favorite John Green books. I would say that it is in between The Fault in Our Stars and Paper Towns. I truly think it is one of his best works yet. I hope you do pick it up and if you do, please let me know how you like it! <3

Hehe, I feel you. XD Oh my goodness, thank you so much for the advice! It's very helpful. I've actually been doing that! looking through my pinterest board and listening to my playlist really helps keep me reminded as to why I want to write this story. :)

AHHH NANO HELP US WE NEED PIZZA TO GET US THROUGH (because pizza saves everything) How's it going for you so far, I'm only (to be fair it's still a lot) aiming for 25k this month so I'm doing okay but ya I really need to write more today and I'm just sitting here reading everyone's blog posts whoops #sorrynotsorry

Also I haven't been on your blog in ages, I swear my Blogger Reading List is messed up so your and lots of other people's posts haven't been showing up:( so I didn't know you changed your name to Paper Pizza - I love it:)

AHHHHH YESS GIRL! SEND ALL THE PIZZA. WE WILL NEED IT! *insert pizza emoji with sparkles here* <3 Hehe, I totally feel you. So far everything is going great. I've also found a lot more ways to procrastinate. Including replying to blog comments instead of writing. #sorrynotsorry

Awwww, thank you so much! I'm glad you like it and decided to pop in. Welcome back! ^-^

EEEEEEEP THANK YOU FOR THE SHOUTOUT <3333 your fall Instagram aesthetic gives me LIFE!! It's so spot-on, wow. :''') and I'm so stoked to check out Ravenquill Press!!! I WANT TO READ ALL THE THINGGGSSS but I have to get back to writing at the moment... YOUR BEAUTIFUL BLOG IS DISTRACTING ME, WHAT ELSE IS NEW <3

ASDFGHJKL THANK *YOU* FOR THE SHOUTOUT! <3 AWWWWW, *cries* thank you so much! It means a lot coming from you. ;) And I am so excited that YOU are excited! Thank you for all your support. ^-^ I CAN ONLY SAY THE SAME ABOUT YOURS DEAR! *waves* THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY! I HOPE I WAS A GOOD DISTRACTION. XD

EEEEEP, YOU TOO, GIRLY! *tosses motivational pizza and waffles and glitter into the air*

First of all, I just ran across your blog and can I just say I LOVE IT SO MUCH. A lot of people in some of my classes were obsessing over John Green's book and I guess it would probably be worth my time to read it. Also, your Halloween costume looks so good! Next year I need to go again even though I'm probably technically too old because I need to stop eating my sisters candy.I just followed your blog and I can't wait to read more!

First of all, I would like to say that YOU ARE AMAZING AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. <333 YES, it is definitely worth your time! Let me know how you like it. :) Ahh, thank you so much! Everyone keeps telling me I'm too old for Halloween and I'm starting to believe them... But I just love dressing up so I encourage you to do what makes YOU happy. ;)

Thank you so much for stopping by! I am glad that you have decided to stick around. ;) I can't wait to hear from you again! Have a lovely day, friend. <3

Oh good luck with NaNo!!! I hope it's going well. :D I did join in but my book turned out to be a pretty big trashfire.😂 I will work on it next year though haaahha. *dies quietly* also congrats on your etsy store!! And your autumn instagram theme is just gorgeous. I adore those colours!

Thank you so much! It's going fairly well (for the word count anyhow). Pish posh, I'm sure it was fabulous. ;) But I totally know how you feel! I plotted my whole novel in my head but whenever I write it, it just doesn't seem like it is turning out quite as I had imagined it. *nervous chuckle* Oh well!Thank you so much, Cait! And thank you for stopping by. <3

I was blog browsing and ended up here because someone mentioned ETSY SHOPS!!! Haha! As an Etsy seller, I like to stalk other seller bloggers, because it's fun, ya know ;)? But, there was nothing in the shop for me to ooohhh and ahhhh at, so I guess I'll have to check back later ;). Blessings in Christ,Bri from forget-not-his-benefits.blogspot.com